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  When Gods Become People
    Map Of Emotion | Poetry | Politics & Feminism

    When Gods Become People

    October 19, 2022January 22, 2025
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    An ode to disappointing idols, to deified affections, to desecrated loyalties and lost gods.

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  Autorickshaws & Poetry: Dignity In A Post COVID World
    Books | City | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture

    Autorickshaws & Poetry: Dignity In A Post COVID World

    October 8, 2022December 29, 2023
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    My post-COVID reflections in autorickshaws confront privilege, embrace Mumbai’s diversity, discover shared poetry transcend languages.

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  • Libra and The Good Place
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    ‘The Good Place’ Is A Study Of Libra

    October 6, 2022March 30, 2025
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    Libra, like every zodiac sign has its narratives & spiritual lessons. ‘The Good Place’ show is a balanced study into the Libran ethos.

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  Wayfarer On An Open Road
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture | Relationships

    Wayfarer On An Open Road

    October 4, 2022July 15, 2025
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    Post COVID, life is uncertain but it’s an open road. Everything is a lesson, every meeting is a gift.

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  Urban Domestica – Peace in Pieces
    Map Of Emotion | Poetry

    Urban Domestica – Peace in Pieces

    September 21, 2022September 17, 2023
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    Finding peace in the domestic, finding poetry in the mundane

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    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Poetry

    I Will Listen

    September 19, 2022September 17, 2023
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    I’ve been in so many conversations. I’ve come back overflowing with so much. Then someone says hello and they pass.

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  Back To School
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    Back To School

    September 18, 2022April 14, 2024
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    I went back to my alma mater, this time as faculty. It brought me even more lessons. Back to school is always learning.

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  Checklist Of Closures
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    Checklist Of Closures

    September 10, 2022October 9, 2023
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    Closures have never been easy for me. 2022 feels like a long checklist. I have to go somewhere next but where and why?

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  • nature love
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    Nature’s Love, Loss & Lessons

    September 2, 2022April 19, 2025
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    I found lessons of love in trees, support through loss in a common lizard.

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  The Long, Dark COVID Of The Soul
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    The Long, Dark COVID Of The Soul

    August 30, 2022December 29, 2023
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    From COVID grip to recovery, my journey unveils lessons in patience and gratitude. Navigating health challenges and finding kindness in unexpected places.

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  • IdeaSmith on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “@Harshaman: What a delightful set of throwbacks it was to receive this comment! First, to the days when one would…”
  • Harshaman on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “Which for me means, looking back at the past with a discerning and curatorial eye I had been thinking about…”
  • Neha Kapoor on Unlikeable Women: It’s Okay To Dislike Her, But Respect Her: “You always have such good book recommendations!”
  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”

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